Ligny-en-Cambrésis

Ligny-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The first Australian soldier to fall during the First World War, lieutnant William Malcolm Chisholm, who died of his wounds on 27th August 1914, is buried at Ligny-en-Cambrésis Communal Cemetery.[2]

Ligny-en-Cambrésis
The town hall in Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Coat of arms
Location of Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Coordinates: 50°06′02″N 3°22′48″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementCambrai
CantonLe Cateau-Cambrésis
IntercommunalityCaudrésis-Catésis
Government
  Mayor (2020-2026) Julien Léonard
Area
1
8.79 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,894
  Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59349 /59191
Elevation83–144 m (272–472 ft)
(avg. 127 m or 417 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

Arms of Ligny-en-Cambrésis
The arms of Ligny-en-Cambrésis are blazoned :

Azure, an inescutcheon between in orle 11 billets argent. (Ligny-en-Cambrésis, Masnières and Villers-au-Tertre use the same arms.)

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20061,687    
20071,691+0.2%
20081,733+2.5%
20091,749+0.9%
20101,787+2.2%
20111,825+2.1%
20121,863+2.1%
20131,896+1.8%
20141,908+0.6%
20151,904−0.2%
20161,899−0.3%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [3]

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Marine Le Pen FN 62.54
2012 François Hollande PS 50.20
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 54.55
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 68.98

See also

References


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